If you are going to go, then go far. If you want to fly, then reach for the stars. If you must paint, give us a masterpiece to admire. If you want to write, then write with fire. This protocol and the guidelines within represent all the knowledge, tips, and best practices the HackerNoon editorial team has gained over the years. Let these words help you on your writing journey, and become the best damn writer we’ve ever seen. 1. Editing Protocol Overview The Editing Protocol is a machine and human hybrid protocol for improving story quality and distribution. We wrote this protocol to help writers write better, understand why we publish what we publish, and reject what we reject. It is our goal to remove subjectivity as much as possible from the process and make our guidelines and processes crystal clear. Editing Protocol Index: Editing Protocol Overview


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Canonical links to blog networks or social networks If you are going to go, then go far. If you are going to go, then go far. If you are going to go, then go far. If you want to fly, then reach for the stars. If you want to fly, then reach for the stars. If you must paint, give us a masterpiece to admire. If you must paint, give us a masterpiece to admire. If you want to write, then write with fire. If you want to write, then write with fire. This protocol and the guidelines within represent all the knowledge, tips, and best practices the HackerNoon editorial team has gained over the years. Let these words help you on your writing journey, and become the best damn writer we’ve ever seen. 1. Editing Protocol Overview 1. Editing Protocol Overview The Editing Protocol is a machine and human hybrid protocol for improving story quality and distribution. We wrote this protocol to help writers write better, understand why we publish what we publish, and reject what we reject. It is our goal to remove subjectivity as much as possible from the process and make our guidelines and processes crystal clear. Editing Protocol Index: Editing Protocol Overview


Second Human Rule

Verified Writers



Time to Review Standards of Quality

Originality Score
6 Ws Score
Objectivity in ranked listicles
Unranked listicles
Actionable advice Red Flags


Subject Matter

Subject matter saturation



Plagiarism


Sources and Citations


Formatting is bad or broken


Grammar level: gibberish


Story is Too Short Backlink Rules & Guidelines


Backlink Limits


Backlink quality and diversity

Diversity of sources
Internal linking
Changing links



Reposting and Canonical Linking

Canonical links to company domain
Canonical links to blog networks or social networks Editing Protocol Overview Second Human Rule

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Objectivity in ranked listicles
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Actionable advice Standards of Quality Standards of Quality Standards of Quality Originality Score 6 Ws Score Objectivity in ranked listicles Unranked listicles Actionable advice Originality Score Originality Score 6 Ws Score 6 Ws Score Objectivity in ranked listicles Objectivity in ranked listicles Unranked listicles Unranked listicles Actionable advice Actionable advice Red Flags Subject Matter

Subject matter saturation



Plagiarism


Sources and Citations


Formatting is bad or broken


Grammar level: gibberish


Story is Too Short Red Flags Red Flags Red Flags Subject Matter

Subject matter saturation Plagiarism Sources and Citations Formatting is bad or broken Grammar level: gibberish Story is Too Short Subject Matter Subject matter saturation Subject Matter Subject Matter Subject matter saturation Subject matter saturation Plagiarism Plagiarism Plagiarism Sources and Citations Sources and Citations Sources and Citations Formatting is bad or broken Formatting is bad or broken Formatting is bad or broken Grammar level: gibberish Grammar level: gibberish Grammar level: gibberish Story is Too Short Story is Too Short Story is Too Short Backlink Rules & Guidelines Backlink Limits


Backlink quality and diversity

Diversity of sources
Internal linking
Changing links



Reposting and Canonical Linking

Canonical links to company domain
Canonical links to blog networks or social networks Backlink Rules & Guidelines Backlink Rules & Guidelines Backlink Rules & Guidelines Backlink Limits Backlink quality and diversity

Diversity of sources
Internal linking
Changing links Reposting and Canonical Linking

Canonical links to company domain
Canonical links to blog networks or social networks Backlink Limits Backlink Limits Backlink Limits Backlink quality and diversity Diversity of sources
Internal linking
Changing links Backlink quality and diversity Backlink quality and diversity Diversity of sources Internal linking Changing links Diversity of sources Internal linking Changing links Reposting and Canonical Linking Canonical links to company domain
Canonical links to blog networks or social networks Reposting and Canonical Linking Reposting and Canonical Linking Canonical links to company domain Canonical links to blog networks or social networks Canonical links to company domain Canonical links to blog networks or social networks

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